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[[handwritten]] Curators Reports Living Animals W. T. Hornaday [[/handwritten]] [[preprinted]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Washington,[[/preprinted]] Nov 1. 1888. Prof G. Brown Goode, Assistant Secretary, In charge National Museum. Dear Sir:- I have the honor to submit the following report of the Collection of Living Animals for the month of October. The accessions for the month were twelve in number, the most noteworthy being three elk, an adult female and two young males, which were deposited until next spring by the Hon. W. F. Cody. Mr Cody's agent, Mr Lew Parker, offered to deposit with us the entire herd of 18 buffaloes belonging to the Wild West Show, with a man to take care of them, until next spring, but on account of the expense the Secretary was obliged to decline the offer. The three elk and one mounted specimen of the almost unknown "zacataci", or "Mexican bison", are offered to the Museum for $300. and I earnestly hope that the elks, at least, may be purchased. They are a very important addition to the collection. During the month one valuable animal was